Both old designs were better in my opinion.
Yeah I think my reply was deleted. Im not sure why.
I love the new layout as I previously said. The individual ranks are a ton cooler now (IMO) and they arent so bland/boring looking. Althought everything has sharp edges to it I thing it would be nice to have softer edges. A rounded star instead of a pointy and to make it looks nice.
Im pretty sure the second part of your reply is exactly what the old logo was.